He originally won the office as a Democrat but switched parties in 1989. He ran for governor in 1991, but lost in the Republican primary to Kirk Fordice, according to the Press-Register. Johnson was ...

The late Mississippi Gov. Kirk Fordice. The late Mississippi Gov. Kirk Fordice. To subscribe, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To pitch a ‘My Turn’ guest column ...

Importantly, however, Thad in 1978 and Trent in 1988 were elected to the U.S. Senate, and Kirk Fordice won two terms as governor in 1991 and 1995. After Ronnie Musgrove succeeded Fordice, I began to ...

Emergency personnel stage outside the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, after one person died in an equipment malfunction during a tour of the mine ...